EC Coal Polk County

Greenfield

Polk County, Florida · SERC

DC Readiness
58.2
Good / 100

EC Coal Polk County is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Polk County, Florida, interconnecting through SERC. It screens at 58.2/100 DC Readiness and a 3.6 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Utility commercial rate0.11¢/kWh

Speed to power

ISO / RTO regionSERC
Queue depth1
Avg queue wait3.6 yrs
Recent queue wait3.3 yrs
Completion rate26%
Withdrawal rate74%

Connectivity

Nearest IXPCologix LAK1
IXP distance1.9 mi
Fiber providers13
Fiber coverage57.8%
Nearest cloud providerGCP
Nearest cloud regionus-east1
Cloud region distance370.3 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeGreenfield
Parcel ownerTiitf/State Of Florida Soverei
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability5.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Water
Former usecoal adjacent

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone AE (SFHA)
Water stress (WRI)1.20
Wetlands (NWI)Present
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyPresent
Superfund siteLAKESIDE PLAZA COIN LAUNDRY
Hazard sub-score10/100
Construction cost index80.4 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterCologix LAK1
DC distance1.9 mi
Nearest rail2.7 mi
Nearest gas pipeline3.9 mi
Nearest fiber route51.8 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Very High (55)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity11.13¢/kWh
Industrial electricity9.75¢/kWh
Cooling degree days3,500
Heating degree days700
Land price / acre$7,140

Incentive detail: Sales tax exemption on manufacturing machinery including servers; no state income tax.

Full DC Readiness breakdown

All 13 weighted sub-scores (0–100) behind the composite DC Readiness score.

Power availability20%
30
Speed to power15%
75
Fiber connectivity12%
88
Energy cost10%
89
Water risk8%
82
Natural hazard8%
10
Buildability7%
5
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
100
Land / acreage3%
52
Construction cost3%
83
Gas pipeline2%
88
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
0

Nearby comparable sites

Other scored datacenter candidate sites in Polk County, ranked by DC Readiness.

Sites near EC Coal Polk County
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
Hines Energy ComplexBrownfield1,034 MW76.0
LAKE AGNESSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.6 yrs75.8
SADDLE CREEKSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.6 yrs75.6
RECKER SWITCHING STATIONSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.6 yrs75.1
WEST LAKE WALESSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.6 yrs74.7
AUBURNDALE PEAKER ENERGY CENTERSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.6 yrs74.6
NORTH BARTOWSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.6 yrs73.2
FORT MEADESubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.6 yrs72.4

Dataset updated . Screening estimates derived from public data sources.

Figures are screening estimates derived from public infrastructure data. Catalogued capacity reflects theoretical candidate capacity, not deliverable or committed interconnection. Confirm all values with the utility, ISO, and on-the-ground due diligence.

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